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Paint your own 80s inspired Memphis plates!
Make awesome dishwasher safe Memphis inspired plates, put on some Duran Duran and you're good to go! See how I made them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOr13UE1nug

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  • How to make a plate. 80s Memphis Inspired Dishes - Step 1
    Step 1

    STUFF YOU'LL NEED
    White porcelain plates *99c store
    Painter's tape
    Craft knife
    Paintbrushes
    Americana Gloss Enamels
    Alcohol
    Makeup sponges (triangles)
    Black Krylon Short Cuts paint pen
    DecoArt Glass Paint Marker in black
    Contact paper
    Minwax Polycrylic

  • How to make a plate. 80s Memphis Inspired Dishes - Step 2
    Step 2

    Clean your plates with rubbing alcohol
    Create your designs with contact paper and painter's tape
    *I cut circles and taped triangles
    Fill in the shapes with Americana Gloss Enamel using a makeup sponge
    *Blow on the bubbles to pop them
    Remove the tape when dry
    *Create stripes with thin pieces of painter's tape
    Make dots on folded contact paper using a hole punch
    Try different designs using the DecoArt Glass Paint Markers
    Bake in the oven twice at 325˚ for 30 minutes each time
    *Let the oven cool in between baking times
    To make them food save, coat them with Minwax Polycrylic

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